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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for U.S. banking reforms
Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, big banks and credit card companies have long been reluctant to work with the industry, leaving the businesses heavily reliant on cash and making them attractive marks for robbers.
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PublishedApril 15, 2022
Legislature approves reimbursing towns that allow retail marijuana sales
The bill aims to increase the number of municipalities participating in the adult-use program.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim
Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden of Maine voted for the bill.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Burglary of Gorham marijuana grow shows risks involved in Maine’s high-flying business
As pot businesses proliferate around the state, criminal activity has followed. In Gorham, one business was the victim of a band of audacious burglars who cut a hole in the side of a building to get to the valuable cannabis inside.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
New York’s first marijuana sales permits will go to people with convictions
The first 100 to 200 licenses will be aimed at helping casualties of the war on drugs, including people with family convicted of a marijuana-related offense, state officials said.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Former Franklin County prosecutor admits to federal crime linked to large marijuana operation
The attorney for Kayla Alves said the former assistant district attorney was not a part of an alleged illegal marijuana distribution and laundering conspiracy.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
New York planning $200 million equity fund for new marijuana industry
State officials want 'the most diverse and inclusive' cannabis market in the nation, but advocates say the timing of funding and services is more important than the amount.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Vassalboro official had ordered marijuana growing business to close prior to fire
Medical marijuana cultivation business on Webber Pond Road that was destroyed in an accidental fire Monday had failed to secure town approvals to operate as a commercial business and as a marijuana business.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and illicit markets is all too commonplace in the struggling pot economy.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Judge gives defendants in Farmington marijuana case more time to review evidence
The trial on federal charges has been pushed to September.
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